The star behind Astarion in Baldur’s Gate 3 was “very close to quitting” the sector prior to landing a function in the Larian RPG.
On November 10, at The Golden Joysticks 2023, Neil Newbon won the Golden Joystick honor for Best Supporting Performer for his function as Astarion in Baldur’s Gate 3. During his approval speech, the star disclosed that we nearly wound up with an entirely various Astarion: “My journey to games was an interesting one, because when I found games I was broke, I was on my knees, I actually was actually very close to quitting the industry,” Newbon exposes.
“The games industry has given me nothing but character work, embracement, love, passion, great friends, and I just can’t thank everyone in this room enough for including me in this,” the star proceeds. Talking regarding his experience articulating among the Baldur’s Gate 3 companions, Newbon likewise claimed throughout his speech: “One thing I wanted to say is that this character has meant the world to me. He is a survivor, he has gone through trauma.”
The Astarion star proceeds: “I’ve had so many people from the community reach out to me, personally, who talk about the stories that our characters have also shared, and they identify with many stories and characters in the game – that the game’s story itself has really reached them.”
Newbon includes: “People have come up to me and said that they’ve felt inspired to deal with their own trauma. As a survivor myself, I understand when they talk to me about it – what they mean. That they feel seen by the game, they feel understood by the characters.”
“That is a testament to this amazing, beautiful masterpiece that Larian, Swen [Vincke], the writing team have all put together and created,” the star proceeds, “and to the amazing cast of 248 beautiful actors that put their heart and soul on a daily basis to this.”
Larian’s initiatives certainly did not go unacknowledged at the Golden Joysticks 2023, as Baldur’s Gate 3 had the biggest night at the Golden Joystick Awards because The Last of Us: Part 2 and The Witcher 3.
In instance you missed it, Baldur’s Gate 3 and Larian likewise went home with the complying with honors: Best Visual Design, Best Storytelling, Best Community, Studio of the Year, PC Game of the Year, and Ultimate Game of the Year – that’s a great deal of Golden Joysticks.
Find out what various other games succeeded with our Golden Joystick Awards 2023 winners round-up.
Source: gamesradar.com
